Opinion pages and national cable news programs are teeming with reporters who believe Democrats are on the rise again, and who were eagerly boosting President Trump’s political opponents just days after Democrats scored several key wins in Tuesday’s state and local elections.

On Tuesday, Democrats won governor’s races in Virginia and New Jersey, and mayoral races in Charlotte, N.C., and St. Petersburg., Fla. A Democratic trans woman was also elected to a state-level legislative seat in Virginia.